In the Taoqiuyi Mansion, Dai Yan, who learned that Xiangyi was attacked by the Chu army, was upset.

The coal mines and iron mines were conquered by the Chu army, so the source of raw materials for Taoqiu must be seriously affected! Although coal mining and mining are relatively low-end industries, it is the source of the Taoqiu industrial chain and the foundation of the entire Taoqiu industry.

The coal and iron ore produced by Xiangyi are the most important source of raw materials for the whole pottery mound! Without coal mines, urban heating in Taoqiu became a problem in the first place. Subsequently, due to the lack of fuel, the production of burnt bricks and cement would be bottlenecked, which would bring the construction industry of the entire pottery mound to a standstill.

Without the large amount of pig iron produced by Xiangyi, the source of raw materials for the ironworks and steelworks in Taoqiu was also a problem. If there is a problem with refined iron and steelmaking, then the weapons and military industry will also be affected.

In addition to these industries, there is also the porcelain industry and the glass industry that will be affected. Even when there is a shortage of sufficient coal, the whaling industry, an important industry overseas, faces fuel bottlenecks.

It can be said that the loss of coal and iron ore has affected the planning of the entire Taoqiu, and it has harmed the interests of all Taoqiu! Dai Yan, as the lord of Taoqiu, must react to the attack of the Chu army!

Subsequently, Dai Yan selected 5,000 infantry from the standing army trained by Taoqiu, led by Tang Ying, and asked him to rush to Xiangyi for reinforcements. As for Le Yi's request, Dai Yan also immediately agreed, and asked him to lead all the trained cavalry of Fu Li to Xiangyi immediately for reinforcements. At the same time, he appointed Le Yi as a general with full command of all the Taoqiu forces located on the front line of Xiangyi!

Dai Yan gave the order overnight, and when he got up the next day and wanted to carry it out completely, God was not on his side: it was snowing.

It was snowing, and Taoqiu's infantry could not set off for the time being. However, for the reinforcements on the front line, Dai Yan did not relax at all. He took out 20 million yuan from the treasury of the eup, procured a large amount of grain and weapons, and sent merchants to the front.

As for the attack of the Chu army, Dai Yan did not act rashly when he reacted. He wrote a letter and sent someone to Suiyang to hand it to Song Jun, explaining to him the importance of Xiangyi's coal and iron mines to Taoqiu, and the news that Taoqiu was about to launch a counterattack against the Chu army!

Fu Li, Le Yi, who had been authorized by Dai Yan, was full of spirits, and immediately mobilized all the prepared cavalry and went to Xiangyi for reinforcements at full speed!

However, in the industrial zone on the south bank of Suishui, the only place where the Chu army has not been breached, it is already facing a great crisis at this time.

When there was no snow, the Chu army broke through the iron and coal mines, so they could calmly mobilize all their troops to attack Xiangyi. Counting the casualties from the previous attack on coal and iron mines, the original army of 30,000 could still fight more than 25,000 people at this time!

After concentrating such a powerful force, Zhao Hua once again began to concentrate all his strength on attacking the industrial area of Xiangyi, but with strong crossbows and asphalt defenses on the city tower, the Chu army paid a great price, but still failed to break it!

In such a situation, the generals of the Chu army began to reproach Zhao Rat one after another, believing that there was a problem with the strategy he had set, and it was absolutely impossible to attack such a fortified city head-on!

These generals of the Chu army immediately forced the commander of the Chu army, Zhao Hua, to use political means and asked him to send an envoy to Suiyang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, to force Song Jun to sign the Chu-Song border demarcation treaty!

Although Zhao Hua was the Sima of the Chu State and the elite of the Zhao clan, it was impossible for him to completely ignore the pressure of the rest of the family. After all, the people who formed the army were all the children of the Zhao family. The casualties of the army may be a number for Zhao Hua, but for these generals of the Chu army, they are all their brothers!

Therefore, Zhaohua also had to agree to their request, and when he did not completely capture the industrial area, he made this move!

However, Zhao's luck was really good, and after he sent an envoy to Suiyang, it began to snow.

Snow days are very unfavorable for the field march, and even for the army camped in the field. After all, the common people of this era, even if they played military service, the clothes on their bodies were relatively thin. When it snows, people don't want to go outside.

Zhao's left arm was broken by a crossbow arrow, and when he saw the heavy snow, he was reluctant to go out. However, he had not been recuperating in the Chu army camp tent for less than half an hour, and Zhao Rat rushed into the camp tent and shouted at Zhao Slip: "Uncle Slip, I have found a way to conquer the city wall!" ”

In the Xiangyi Industrial Zone, except for a small number of soldiers who are still patrolling, most of the soldiers and workers in the industrial zone are nested in their houses, and they finally feel a little warmth when they take out the coal that has been accumulated in the industrial zone and burn it.

However, this warmth did not last long before the piercing siren sounded. Everyone knows that this is the Chu army is going to attack again!

While scolding the Chu army for not giving people time to rest in this ghost weather, the soldiers and workers quickly dressed and picked up their weapons, walked out of the door, and began to subconsciously walk towards the city wall.

However, they soon discovered signs that something was wrong: there were no Chu troops on the front and side walls of the industrial zone, and they were not attacked by the Chu army.

When they looked back, they were immediately stunned by the scene in front of them: a line of Chu troops, standing on the frozen surface of the Suishui River, began to attack without stopping!

The industrial area of Xiangyi was built by Dai Yan for coking and smelting pig iron, although he built the city walls by building workers' dormitories on the east, west, and south sides. However, he never imagined that a wall would be built on the north side near Suishui!

First of all, the primitive industrial system established by Taoqiu in Xiangyi, although primitive and simple, also needed power. For example, crushing large quantities of ore requires sufficient mechanical power. When there are no machines such as steam engines and internal combustion engines that convert chemical energy into mechanical energy, the only thing that can meet the requirements is the continuous flow of water!

In the industrial area of Xiangyi, a large number of waterwheels have been built by Suishui to meet the needs of production. These waterwheels must be close to the river, and naturally they cannot build a city wall!

The other reason is that Dai Yan is too confident in the defense he has created. In this era, there was no precedent for directly attacking another city through the sailor, and Taoqiu's water power was strong enough, and Dai Yan never felt that Taoqiu was in any danger near Jishui and Heze!

However, after several years, Dai Yan did not discover, or ignored an extremely important fact: the river will freeze in winter, and when the enemy attacks from the water, he does not need a sailor, but directly through the infantry!

The pattern of the Xiangyi Industrial Zone is similar to that of Taoqiu, and when it first snowed, the Chu army did not realize that this was an opportunity. However, when Zhao Rat was out on patrol and saw the water freeze, he immediately recognized that this was a great opportunity!

Attacking from the frozen Suishui completely avoided the high city walls, so that the Chu army was fighting the Song army purely on the ground. This time, they didn't need a ladder to enter the industrial area!

At this time, Rong Yi, who was in charge of defense in the Xiangyi Industrial Zone, could be said to be quite depressed. The entire industrial area has walls on the east, west and south, and he is well defended. Only the north side near the water surface, which originally did not need to be defended, is now the smoothest place for the Chu army to attack!

This is simply inadvertently, and someone stabbed the chrysanthemum!

In the face of the endless attacks of the Chu army, he had no defense of the city wall at this time, and he knew that this was absolutely impossible to hold. The only way is to organize the army and workers to unite and fight together!

At this time, in Xiangyi City, Xiangyi Doctor Huanjie was extremely worried when he saw such a scene. He never thought that after the heavy snowfall, the entire Suishui was frozen, and then the Suishui was like a moat, and it became a smooth road that could attack the industrial zone at will!

He didn't have a good way, so he could only gather the soldiers he had recruited before and attack the Chu army from the rear to hinder the Chu army's actions!

However, the soldiers recruited by Xiangyi, whether in terms of number or elite, are not comparable to the elite Chu army led by Zhao Hua! Zhaohua just sent a partial division of more than 2,000 people, and completely stopped the attack of Xiangyi's army!

And the elite of the Chu army began to attack the industrial zone with confidence!